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Worst preterm birth rates by state

Preterm birth rates have dropped for the sixth year in a row nationwide, but they remain high in these 10 states with the worst premature birth rates, according to this year's March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card.

10. Washington, D.C. (12.8 percent preterm birth rate in 2011)

8. (tie) Nevada (13 percent)

8. (tie) Oklahoma (13 percent)

7. Arkansas (13.3 percent)

5. (tie) Florida (13.7 percent)

5. (tie) South Carolina (13.7 percent)

4. Alabama (14.6 percent)

3. Louisiana (15.3 percent)

2. Puerto Rico (16.9 percent)

1. Mississippi (17.1 percent)

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